Merula bore witness to her parents' trial and conviction and was notably distraught by this, apparently leaving her with a hatred of Aurors. Merula told Jacob's sibling to look for the Marauder's Map, as it may help them in seeking the location of the fourth vault, before the two went their separate ways. The championship, which was named Summer Games and Global Games in its first two editions, has been awarded every two years since 2012. After their lesson is over, Merula's gang discussed what sort of power the next vault might hold. Harry's Wand Goes Missing. The final sixteen are ranked according to the points they won during the group phase. Merula taunted Jacob's sibling over Jacob's and Ben's disappearances, calling them "cursed". Inspired by the quidditch segment in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, World Cup features a choice of four Hogwarts Houses (Gryffindor, Slytherin . Merula, however, considered the attempt to be a failure, as unresolved enmity exists between the pair. Everyone follows Quidditch. [17], Upon entering the room, they discovered Merula partially encased in a block of ice from the waist down and she demanded Jacob's sibling to help her. By the time the Syria-Madagascar final arrived, the stands were packed with a record crowd of wizards, each carrying his or her own Dissimulator. After the game, Nenads teammate Ivan Popa (winner of an International Wizarding Order of Merit for his life-saving actions during the catastrophe) told an international inquiry: Over the preceding weeks wed seen Niko beat himself over the head with his broom and set fire to his own feet in frustration. Merula eagerly admitted that Jacob went mad and nearly destroyed the school in the process, while Jacob's sibling told Rita of Merula's parents being locked away in Azkaban for being Death Eaters, much to Merula's chagrin. In the end, Jacob's sibling found what they were looking for. Spoilers will be present within the article. This is a source of pride, proving as it does that nothing wars, adverse weather conditions or Muggle interference can stop wizards playing Quidditch. Despite her aunt Verucca's stern treatment of her, Merula, though admitting her aunt never loved her the way the Circle of Khanna did, still apparently cared for her aunt and was loyal to her. The 1974 Quidditch World Cup was an international. Another curious quirk to her personality was her irreverence towards the Dark Lord, as she often referred to him as Voldemort, much to everyone's chagrin. The 1994 Quidditch World Cup was an international Quidditch sporting event occurring in 1994 organised by the International Quidditch Association. A source of vehement disagreements, a security risk for all who attend it and a frequent focus for unrest and protest, the Quidditch World Cup is simultaneously the most exhilarating sporting event on Earth and a logistical nightmare for the host nation. According to her aunt Verucca, Merula had inherited from her mother an inability to stand still for long periods of time. The ICWQC has the unlucky job of regulating this contentious and anarchic competition. She had violet eyes and thick furrowed eyebrows. The tournament duly commenced and while crowd turnout was reduced, the appearance of Dissimulators, an innovative new style of musical instrument, enlivened every match. Despite Merula allegedly being the only close blood relative she has left, Verucca, according to Merula, did not care for her like the Circle of Khanna did and was more than willing to manipulate Merula into the fold of R by tricking her into making an Unbreakable Vow wherein Merula pledged to remain loyal to her true family (aka R), putting her niece's life at potential risk in the process. Any win in the group phase counts for two points. During the Year 4 Prefect sidequest, Merula will appear, along with Rowan and Barnaby, as Jacob's sibling's group of friends, where Merula admits to constantly pushing Barnaby into the fountain with the Knockback Jinx. Though apparently happy Merula has joined R, Verucca would not hesitate to point out her faults and berated her at least once for her failure to convert Jacob's siblings. This article is about the World cup. @EvelynDarque I dont control how the story will be taken now but I wrote this as canon from Tulips original concept. She then sent Jacob's sibling a fake letter from Professor Snape and locked them in a room full of Devil's Snare, but they were able to escape, thanks to Hagrid's timely intervention. [3] The Games were under the supervision of US Quidditch but were held in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Naturally, Merula entered to win the competition, but, as usual, came into conflict with Jacob's sibling who was also competing in the contest, only to learn what they could about Jacob's disappearance from Rita. Merula replied that she would, after flying class was over.[21]. Since March, best-selling author J. K. Rowling has been writing original stories about the imaginary 2014 Quidditch World Cup Finals for Pottermore, the online home for the world of Harry Potter . Merula appeared to feel a close devotion to family, a loyalty perhaps inspired by her parents' incarceration. Only the second ever all-African final. Viewed 4k times 23 In the Goblet Of Fire film, Cornelius welcomes everyone to the 422nd Quidditch World Cup. Merula points out that, whenever duelling was mentioned, their duel was often brought up and how strong Jacob's sibling was compared to her. [21] After this exchange, Merula was not seen by Jacob's sibling for the rest of the year. The Transylvanian National Quidditch team rode on Transylvanian Barbs during the 422nd Quidditch World Cup matches, in 1994. By her sixth year, she was more or less on good terms with Jacob's sibling and their friends and formed close cooperation with them. Harry dreams of spending time with the alluring Cho Chang. Ahead of the tournament, exhibition matches were held between Canada and the United Kingdom, Turkey and Mexico and Australia and Germany. Later, she duelled Jacob's sibling, her competitor, and told them she had been wanting the place in the choir because her mother had been in the choir and had prepared her for her audition before she got arrested. Initially, the trio investigated a door leading to a small room where the ice originated from, only to be ambushed by Merula casting the Knockback Jinx on Jacob sibling's and their friends. The sixteen competing countries are: Brazil, Bulgaria, Chad, Fiji, Germany, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, USA and Wales. Merula was last seen in the Great Hall by Jacob's sibling, as Rita was about to announce the winner of her competition. In their third year, Jacob's sibling privately described her as "strangely cute". The IQA World Cup is an international quidditch tournament contested by the national teams of the members of the International Quidditch Association, the sport's global governing organisation. Harry trudged into the Hogwarts library, feeling dejected. If Jacob's sibling is sorted into Slytherin, Merula will appear in additional side-quests revolving around plotting revenge against Gryffindor for defeating their house in Quidditch. After acquiring the Jumbo Dungbomb from Zonko's Joke Shop in Hogsmeade, the pair found Merula and her gang hanging out by the Clocktower Courtyard again, making small-talk. Unknown length, wood and core Jacob's sibling intervened to defend Ben and challenged Merula to a duel, in which they won. After class, Jacob's sibling immediately asked what Merula knew about Jacob's whereabouts, to which Merula attempted to force them into swearing that any future information they learn about the vaults should be relayed to her. The team that caught the snitch is denoted with an asterisk. The team who won the most points played the team who earned the least, the team who earned the second most played the team who earned the second least, and so on. . Snape then interjected, warning Jacob's sibling of potentially being in dire trouble, which was discussed once the class was over. As the tournament progressed, the Dissimulator craze grew, as did the crowds. [53], The original character model sheet for Merula Snyde, The Harry Potter Wiki has 265 images related to, *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, Fandom will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Their feelings turned to outright hostility when he proceeded to bring in a number of draconian regulations, the worst being a total ban on all wands from the stadium except those carried by ICWQC officials. However, their combative natures sometimes lead to conflicts, Merula occasionally seeing Ismelda as more of a henchwoman than a friend, and at times found Ismelda too psychotic even for her liking. Rumours that Haiti have used Inferi to intimidate opposing teams have been dismissed by the ICWQC as malicious and baseless. Accusations that Polish Seeker Bonawentura Wojcik is actually the famous Italian Seeker Luciano Volpi, Transfigured, were only disproven when Luciano Volpi agreed to a press conference by Wojciks side. Jacob's sibling emerged victorious from their duel, but Ismelda launched a surprise attack with Everte Statum, which caused Barnaby, now working with Jacob's sibling instead, to take the hit for them.[32]. Despite both being devoted and committed followers of a loveless being like Lord Voldemort, Merula's mother and father both loved her deeply and their incarceration not only left Merula basically an orphan but also had a negative effect on her, as it left her bitter, cold and spiteful. Ismelda claimed that she would use the Killing Curse, on the next Gryffindor she saw, to which Merula replied that Ismelda did not know how to cast the spell. [19] During a potions class, Jacob's sibling attempted to reason with Merula, citing that nobody cared about what happened last year. None of the competitions so far have involved a qualification round. At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. According to Merula, her aunt impressed on her her own superstitions that black felines were bringers of bad luck. Patronus Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup is a 2003 sports action video game that features the fictional sport of Quidditch from the Harry Potter franchise. Jacob's sibling responded and prompted Merula and her gang to leave, but not without Barnaby threatened the sibling with a bone-vanishing spell. The game was developed by two teams, EA UK and Magic Pockets, and was published by Electronic Arts. However, the two were also quite different in other ways: where Draco was an elitist blue blood who used his prestige to get himself ahead and was popular within his house, Merula had no such privileged upbringing and has had to work hard for everything she had gotten. As a result of her constant bullying, Ben Copper spent his first days at Hogwarts following Merula around, hoping this would prevent her from sneaking up on him, or give him a chance to run away if she did. It was this memory Merula considered her happiest and what she recalled when attempting to produce a Patronus. In the case of a tie on points, the winner is the team who caught the Snitch most often or most quickly during its matches. It was then that Nenad deliberately hit a Bludger out of the stadium into the forest beyond the pitch. Jacob's sibling's reposne prompted Merula to stroke her ego over some butterbeer, by admitting she was the best at everything in order for her to cooperate. His grandmother taught him to play Quidditch and was a respected member of Pride of. The Most Powerful Witch at Hogwarts (by herself), The Most Powerful Stirrer at Hogwarts (by herself), The Most Delicious Witch at Hogwarts (by herself), The Most Powerful Puffskein at Hogwarts (by, When the winner was to be announced, Rita forced Jacob's sibling to choose a winner between themselves, Merula, or, In her second year, Merula boasts to Jacob's sibling that she's working with someone on finding the, Merula owns a broom she considers to be far superior to the brooms provided by Hogwarts during flying class, claims to that the. Jacob's sibling suggested that they should search around the school, while they search the Forbidden Forest, in case Beatrice may have wondered there looking for adventure. TM & WBEI. After talking over some butterbeer, Merula agreed to let them borrow her broom, as Rakepick ordered Merula to comply with Jacob's sibling in his investigation of the vaults anyway, but not without also hoping they would suffer serious injuries or expulsion as well. Merula became timid in the presence of the centaur and refused to help Jacob's sibling. Theories range from a Mass Memory Charm perpetuated by the Goblin Liberation Front (at that time very active and attracting a number of disaffected anarchist wizards) or the breakout of Cerebrumous Spattergroit, a virulent sub-strain of the more common Spattergroit, which causes severe confusion and memory impairment. By their fifth year, their relationship was notably friendly with hints of a possible romantic attachment. Nenad was not prosecuted as he had been killed early on by a particularly violent spruce. British or Irish[2] At some point, Merula witnessed them in an "incident" with an Auror which led to the death of the latter or a bystander, which allowed her to see Thestrals. Namely, it located suitable venues, arranged transportation for spectators, and provided policing for the games themselves. Many fans threatened to boycott the 1974 World Cup in protest but as empty stands were Idlewinds secret ambition, their strategy never stood a chance. Community content is available under. [2] For the 2014 Quidditch World Cup though, Nigeria and Norway were the top seeded teams and could face each other as early as the semi-finals. Quidditch, we are told, is the most important sport in the Wizarding world, so clearly there will be a periodic World Championship. Merula Snyde (born c. 1973) was a witch who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1984 and was sorted into Slytherin house. In a post-match interview, Hector famously lambasted his father (Stubby Lamont) for not giving him longer fingers. Jacob's sibling retaliated by bringing up Merula's Death Eater heritage and how her parents were in Azkaban in response. In the book "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," Angelina Johnson, a Gryffindor chaser, asks . [12], Merula claimed to have attended every Quidditch World Cup since she was born. Merula often antagonised Jacob's sibling during their time in Hogwarts and remained a persistent rival to them throughout the years. Merula boasted about working with someone in order to unlock the secrets of the vault before Jacob's sibling could. If two teams were level on points, they were separated by whichever team captured the Snitch most often, or most quickly during their matches. Possibly the most infamous World Cup Final of the last few centuries was the Ireland-Bulgaria match of 1994, which took place on Dartmoor, England. However the beat was ruled out as the beater had himself been hit by a bludger. Wand Barnaby faced off against his former allies in a two versus one duel and managed to defeat Merula and Ismelda, while Jacob's sibling entered the restricted section to investigate the area for the entrance to the second vault. According to The Official Guide to the Quidditch World Cup - produced by the International Confederation of Wizards' Quidditch Committee (ICWQC) and available through all reputable wizarding bookstores for what many feel is the ridiculously overpriced sum of thirty nine Galleons - the tournament has been held every four years since 1473. Quidditch was always one of the most exhilarating parts of the Harry Potter series, and for good reason. Her greatest trait, however, was her ambition to prove she is the best, which was her primary motivation for seeking out the Cursed Vaults and the major reason for being in constant conflict with Jacob's sibling. Q: Why would you need to switch brooms midair? A popular win for the small African nation, whose Seeker Joshua Sankara was promptly named Burkinabe Minister for Magic. Shocked at Jacob's sibling's mastery over the Disarming Charm, Merula refused to acknowledge her defeat or apologise for her behaviour and she proclaimed herself to be the greatest witch in Hogwarts, who was free to do what she wanted. A few years ago, his teenage sister was preparing for. Charlie Weasley and Jacob's sibling devised a plan to enter the forest via flying. Rakepick then taught the group of students the Blasting Curse as a defensive measure against the threats lurking in Hogwarts. Merula introduced them as Ismelda Murk and Barnaby Lee (the latter of whom, coincidentally, was also the child of two incarcerated Death Eaters) to Jacob's sibling during the lesson on Wideye Potion. Born Merula was always eager for a fight with Jacob's sibling and never backed down from a challenge. During their excursion into the lair, Jacob's sibling encountered the same Acromantula they defeated in their fourth year. Allen deserves all the credit for the genius that is Barnaby. Eventually, Merula proclaimed she hated them both equally. Other than this, nothing out of the ordinary has been reported. Professor McGonagall proceeded to provide them with a short explanation of the four Hogwarts Houses Gryffindor, the brave and chivalrous, Hufflepuff, the kind and diligent, Ravenclaw, the witty and wise, and Slytherin, the cunning and ambitious voicing her hope that all of the newcomers would make fine additions to the ranks of great witches and wizards that each House had produced in the past. Non-corporeal[4] The most infamous Quidditch World Cup tournaments include the Attack of the Killer Forest in 1809, when fiery-tempered player Niko Nenad jinxed an entire forest to attack the stadium, killing and injuring many in a battle lasting seven hours; the Tournament that Nobody Remembered in 1877, which nobody can recall but seems to have taken place (if Royston Idlewind emerged briefly from retirement to give the following statement to the Daily Prophet: A wand ban doesnt look so stupid now, does it?. She didn't share her friend Ismelda Murk's obsession in the Unforgivable Curses and told her to shut up about it. Despite her failure, Merula quickly rushed into the class to tell Penny that she found Beatrice in the Grand Staircase. However, for reasons none of them understood, English Beater Lucas Bargeworthy was missing most of his teeth, Canadian Seeker Angelus Peels knees were on backwards and half the Argentinian team were found tied up in the basement of a pub in Cardiff. 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